The Foundation Development and Climate Alliance is committed to bringing sustainable development and global climate protection together by means of voluntary offsetting. It developed from the eponymous initiative of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The Foundation sets out to mobilize additional funds for development cooperation. It raises awareness of the great impact that can be achieved by voluntarily offsetting unavoidable greenhouse gas emissions with high-quality climate protection projects in countries of the Global South. This is because additional, voluntary offsetting contributions that serve both to promote development and to mitigate climate change in countries of the Global South make an important contribution to a sustainable and climate-friendly transformation.